Monday, March 21, 2011

Beer Battle Face-Off : Fuller's ESB vs. Stout's Scarlet Lady ESB



Fuller's ESB- Classic ESB from England

Awards: CAMRA's Best Strong Ale award on seven separate occasions
Experience: 350+ years
Beer enjoyment: 4.5/5, Awesome beer! Very balanced, nice malty sweetness and slight bitterness


Stoudt's scarlet lady ESB- American craft beer

Awards: n/a
Experience:  since 1987
Beer enjoyment: 3/5: A decent, average, beer, very drinkable. I wish the bitterness was more prominent like the Fuller's.

The winner: Fuller's ESB!

I had never tried either beer before. Just because a beer is old and classic doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one that can top it since there is a lot of brewing talent out there all over the world. But in this case, the Fuller's is really tough to beat. I have had other ESBs and this is by far the best!

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